An applicant for licensure shall complete procedures for application as prescribed by the Board of Examiners for the Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Psycho-educational Specialists. An applicant must furnish the board with satisfactory evidence that the applicant:
(1) holds from a regionally accredited institution of higher education whose program is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists or the American Psychological Association or from a degree program which the board finds to be substantially equivalent based on criteria established by the board in regulation:
(a) a master's degree plus thirty hours;
(b) a sixty hour master's degree;
(c) a specialist's degree, which must require sixty semester hours or ninety quarter hours; or
(d) a doctorate in school psychology;
(2) is certified by the South Carolina Department of Education as a school psychologist level II or III;
(3) has served successfully for at least two years as a certified school psychologist in a school psychology or comparable setting, at least one year of which must have been under the supervision of a licensed psycho-educational specialist;
(4) has made a satisfactory score, as prescribed by the board, on the Educational Training Service's School Psychology Examination.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 396, Section 8.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
Section 40-75-5. Application of Title 40, Chapter 1, Article 1.
Section 40-75-20. Definitions.
Section 40-75-30. Licensure requirement.
Section 40-75-40. Nomination and appointment of board members; vacancies; replacements.
Section 40-75-50. Election of officers.
Section 40-75-60. Adoption of rules and regulations.
Section 40-75-70. Additional powers and duties.
Section 40-75-90. Complaints against licensees; investigation and proceedings.
Section 40-75-130. Denial of licensure.
Section 40-75-140. Denial of license based on person's prior criminal record not permitted.
Section 40-75-150. Voluntary surrender of license.
Section 40-75-170. Payment of investigation and prosecution costs.
Section 40-75-180. Collection and enforcement of imposed costs and fines.
Section 40-75-190. Confidentiality of client communications; exceptions.
Section 40-75-200. Violations of chapter; penalty.
Section 40-75-210. Civil penalties; injunctive relief.
Section 40-75-225. Licensure as addiction counselor; requirements.
Section 40-75-240. Associate licenses.
Section 40-75-250. Issuance of license; display; renewal.
Section 40-75-270. Statement of professional disclosure.
Section 40-75-280. Code of ethics; treatment for impaired practitioners; regulations.
Section 40-75-285. Application of article.
Section 40-75-290. Persons not affected by article.
Section 40-75-310. Severability.
Section 40-75-510. Board to administer provisions of article and issue licenses.
Section 40-75-520. Licensed psycho-educational specialist practice; description.
Section 40-75-530. Application procedures; qualifications.
Section 40-75-540. Regulations for continuing education; license renewal.
Section 40-75-560. Use of Licensed Psycho-educational Specialist title.
Section 40-75-570. Credential lines to be used for work done for school district or private school.
Section 40-75-580. Application of Article 1.
Section 40-75-590. Code of ethics regulations.
Section 40-75-600. Payment of benefits and claims against third parties.
Section 40-75-800. Out-of-state counselors and related therapists authorized.